MARCELLE'S VAUDEVILLE

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 39, 15 August 1921, Page 3

MARCELLE'S VAUDEVILLE

There was a large audience for the opening performance of Marcelle's Vaudeville Company at Grand Opera House on Saturday night. Lavishly staged entertainment had been .promised., and in this respect there was no cause for disappointment. The , scene sets were well painted and above the standard usually associated with this class of entertainment. In the first half of the programme the best turn. was that given by Robert Marshall; contortionist. He did not turn himself inside oat, but the audience might have been justified in thinking that he omitted to do so merely because he forgot. He twisted and turned himself almost every other way that could be imagined, and really did wonders in twisting, legs, »rms, and body through a metal ring. He seemed to have no bones; only masses of pliable muscle.' The Marclacos were also rewarded with applause for their sketching in black and t white and colour. The male .partner was certainly a clever artist. William M'Dougall played the bagpipes and the mandolin with skill. Miss Margaret. Clarence, sang sentimental ballade, arid established herself in favour with a chorus song. H. W. Clarence as Chief Spotted Horse appeared in full Bed Indian, garb and handled a lariat cleverly: Gep.-E. Barnes appeared in the make-up of a comedian. He sang two songs, and then the gallery counted him out. The second part of the programme was reserved for Henri Marcelle.' He' "appeared in Chinese costume in a stage set with glittering braes and lacquer and glistening silks. Using tkq apparatus thus provided, he produced, chickens from a tub which appeared empty, and a Chinese lady from a lacquered chest, which at first sight contained: nothing but clothes. Afterwards he was strapped into a straight-jacket, and with much twisting and struggling made his escape in full view of the audience. This concluded the performance, which had lasted a little less than two hours.

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